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I am reaching out to those with DISH
Spine Health | Last Active: Jan 10 1:57am | Replies (43)Comment receiving replies
I'm sorry, did you say your sister cannot be anesthetised due to cervical fusion?
Is her entire cervical region fused? Sorry if that's intrusive, I only ask as I'm regularly anesthetised and 4 levels of my cervical spine are fused, C 3-4, through C 6-7.
Had my first 3 fusions in about '02-'03, and they are anterior, had the 4th in '18 -'19.
Have been under a few times since then.
Just wanted to know if that was on the horizon for me if I have to have more fusions in the neck.
Hope your sister is doing better.
Spinal issues are hell on those who have them, and the fallout for the people who love them is brutal.
Thanks for being there for her.
Dealing with pain like that is always better when you have support.
You're a good brother, and apparently person.
Have a great '25.
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@rwhite44 I have a question for you. What caused you to have fusions done in your neck? Did you have any pressure in the lower part of your head or any issues in the neck. I am curious because I get a certain pressure in the lower back part of my head. I do have stenosis in my neck but between a surgeon and a radiologist the two have different opinions on how much stenosis I do have. It is quite frustrating really. @rnlorena
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Dont normally come on Connect, but saw DISH and thought I would peek as someone who was diagnosed with it myself 3 years ago. I have had 4 cervical spine fusions now, 2 3 years ago and 2 more about 3 months ago. My neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic expects to clear me for a different surgery in a couple of weeks at a follow up appt. The 2 surgeons involved in the next one(s) are disagreeing about timing. Incisional hernia guy is good to go with the neurosurgeon's recommendation; another who has to do something else in the same area that can and would normally be done at the same time is saying he wants me 6 months out from the most recent fusions. How long did you have to wait post fusions to be put under please? They each tell me they want to be sure enough healing has taken place for the spine to be stable to intubate me, but none of said it will be a problem nor has the neurosurgeon suggested that if I have to have more fused that I could not be put under, but will confirm that. Both times I have had the fusion surgery, he has removed osteophytes though they dont like to because they grow back. But one was so large, it was making it hard to swallow and I was losing my voice.
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Nothing is intrusive. My sister needed to have an endoscopy and they wouldn't do it because of her neck. She is now totally fused and stiff. If she needed to have anything done they could not do it. If they put a breathing tube down they have to be able to move your head to accommodate that tube. It would depend on how they would anesthetize you.